Legal Opinion
Home Insurance v. American Home Products Corp.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided January 18, 1990PublishedCited by 134 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*199OPINION OF THE COURT
Hancock, Jr., J.
A judgment for $9.2 million in compensatory damages and $13 million in punitive damages, based on a jury verdict, was recovered in an Illinois trial court against American Home Products Corp. (AHP). The damages were awarded for the grave and permanent injuries (including severe impairment of mental function) sustained by Marcus Batteast, a two-year-old boy, as a result of the administration of a drug, aminophylline, manufactured by AHP through its subsidiary, Wyeth Laboratories. On appeal to the appellate court of Illinois the judgment against AHP was…
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